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How Tax Shift Plans Raise Taxes on Most Families
Wesley Tharpe
August 13, 2013
A seismic shift from incomes taxes to sales taxes would raise total state taxes for as many as ...
Health Insurance Marketplace No Substitute for Medicaid Expansion
Timothy Sweeney
August 9, 2013
You may have seen recent published claims that Georgians left without health insurance as a result of the ...
Six Reasons Why Georgians Should Protect the Income Tax
Wesley Tharpe
August 9, 2013
Proposals Would Hurt Families, Businesses, Communities and the Economy Currently in vogue in several states, plans to drastically ...
New Report Highlights Impractical “Tax Shift” Plans
Wesley Tharpe
August 7, 2013
Legislative proposals to drastically cut or abolish Georgia’s state income taxes and replace them with higher sales taxes ...
Tax Shift Plans Threaten Georgia’s Future
Wesley Tharpe
August 7, 2013
Proposals Would Hurt Families, Businesses, Communities and the Economy Currently in vogue in several states, plans to drastically ...
Mediocre Pre-K Isn’t Good Enough for Georgia’s Kids
Claire Suggs
August 2, 2013
August is here and with it, a new school year begins. For four-year-olds starting Pre-K, it’s the beginning ...
Georgia’s Economy Continues Slow Climb – Warning Signs Abound
Wesley Tharpe
July 31, 2013
Georgia’s economy continues to add jobs at a slightly better pace than other states, though it is still ...
Oklahoma Tax Study Paints Misleading Picture
Wesley Tharpe
July 30, 2013
Earlier this month, an Atlanta-based Libertarian organization released a paper touting the deep and lasting income tax cuts ...
New Tax “Study” Committee May Not be Interested in Studying
Wesley Tharpe
July 25, 2013
A special new legislative study committee is spending this summer considering whether Georgia should embrace some radical tax ...
Report: Medicaid Expansion Good for Georgia Workers
Timothy Sweeney
July 19, 2013
Expanding Medicaid eligibility to cover more uninsured adults beginning in 2014 would benefit Georgians from all walks of ...
Revenue Growth Makes State Budget Woes Less Worse
Alan Essig
July 17, 2013
Although Georgia’s revenue growth trend is positive, the state still faces significant budget problems. First, some good news: ...
New Income Stats Should be a Wake-Up Call
Wesley Tharpe
July 12, 2013
Georgia has slipped back more than three decades in its national ranking on a key measure of economic ...
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